St. Augus ne Roman Catholic Church 116 Sixth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11217‐3596

Rectory Office St. Monica Hall E-mail Fax Visit our Website 718-783-3132 Sterling Place staugustinerc@verizon.net 718-638-4669 www.staugustineparkslope.org

MASSES: Saturday: 5:00 PM (English) Sunday: 9:00 AM (English) 10:30 AM (Spanish) 12:00 NOON (English) 1:30 PM (Haitian) WEEKDAYS: 9:00 AM (English) Wednesday 7:30 PM (Spanish) HOLY DAYS: To Be Announced… HOLY HOUR OF EUCHARISTIC ADORA-TION: First Friday of each month, February 1st 9:30—10:30 a.m.. RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS: Please call Parish Secretary about the process of becoming a Catholic and/or receiving Eucharist and Confirmation. RECONCILIATION: Confessions heard Saturdays 4:00 - 4:45 PM or by appointment. SACRAMENTS FOR ADULTS OVER 18: Bap-tism, Holy Communion, Confirmation, Marriage, Anointing of the sick. Please call the Parish secretary as early as possi-ble. SACRAMENTS FOR CHILDREN UP TO 18: Baptism, Holy Communion, Confirmation, Anointing of the Sick. Please call Parish Secretary as early as possible. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS: After the 9:00 a.m. Sunday Mass in prepa-ration for First Holy Communion/Confirmation, English and Spanish. Please call Parish Secretary to register.

CLERGY Rev. William J. Rueger, Administrator Deacon Dean Dobbins, Director of Parish Affairs Rev. Thomas Brosnan, Parish Priest Msgr. Robert Harris, In Residence Deacon Joseph Bichotte, Parish Deacon STAFF Ms. Vanessa Peña, Parish Secretary Mrs. Laura Ramirez-Galeas, Religious Education Coordinator Mr. Andrew Violette, Director of Music

OFFICE HOURS Monday to Friday: 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM Saturday: 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM Sunday: Closed

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Mass Intentions for the Week

Sunday, March 17 5:00 (Sat.) In Thanksgiving to Sacred Heart (Rosa Alvarado) 9:00 Denise & Gerard Collins ‘Wedding Anniversary’ 10:30 Jose Antonio & Dorrin Ayala (Nilda Ayala) 10:30 +Fabricio Briones ‘Two Years’ (Vicky & Hijos) 12:00 Ive Ghanoo ‘Gift of Life’ 1:30 For the People of the Parish

Monday, March 18 9:00 +Joyce Shopis (Nancy Tim) Tuesday, March 19 9:00 Josie Salmon ‘Gift of Life’ Wednesday, March 20 9:00 +Joan Wagner 7:30 +Lucila Rodas (Weizman De Leon) 7:30 Rosaura Sacoto Ursiles Thursday, March 21 9:00 +Tommy May Friday, March 22 9:00 +Bryson Figueroa Saturday, March 23 9:00 +St. Jean Baptiste 5:00 Nancy & Steven Tim ‘Wedding Anniversary’ Sunday, March 24 9:00 +Vaughna Vitalis 10:30 +Francisco De Leon (De Leon Family) 12:00 +Joel Lopez ‘Condolences’ (Patty Hurtado) 1:30 For the People of the Parish

Upcoming Events/Meetings Terce… is every Sunday after the 9:00 a.m. Mass. Vespers is every Saturday before 5:00 p.m. Mass. Holy Hour... will be March 1st at 9:30 a.m. Baptism Class… the next Baptism class will be on Wednes-

day, April 24th at 7:30 p.m. in the Rectory. Please call the office to sign up.

HOPE Dinner… Today, at 3:00 p.m. in St. Monica Hall. Haiti Support Group… will be the first Monday of the

Month at 7:15 pm in St. Monica Hall. All are welcome. Downtown Pax Christi… Friday, March 22nd, presents

“Building Peace: The Church, War and Non-Violence”, 7-8:30 in St. Monica Hall. All Welcome.

The Transfiguration of the Lord - Luke 9:28b-36 Jesus took Peter, John, and James up a mountain to pray. While Jesus was praying, His face was transfigured and His clothing became dazzling white. Then Moses and Elijah ap-peared and began conversing with Jesus. These men appeared in glory. Peter, James, and John fell asleep. When they woke up, they saw Jesus in His glory and the two men who were with Jesus. Peter said to Jesus: “Master, it is good that we are here; let us make three tents, one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” Luke then tells us: ‘Peter did not know what he was saying.’ While Peter was still speaking, a cloud over-shadowed them. The disciples became frightened when a voice spoke from the cloud and said: “This is my chosen Son; listen to him.” Then the voice faded away and once again there were alone. The disciples were silent and they did tell anyone what they had experienced. I wonder if Peter, James and John were in shock from what they had experienced. Were they so awestruck that they could not speak? I suspect that they were unable to clearly verbalize what they had experienced. Yet they had clearly heard the words: “This is my chosen Son; listen to Him.” What is the significance of this mysterious appearance? Peter, James, and John were asleep when this transpired but upon awakening they discovered the transfiguration of Jesus along with Moses and Elijah. I wonder how much we miss of God's glory be-cause we are asleep spiritually? The unexamined life can keep us from being spiritually awake. Maybe we're frantically occu-pied with daily anxieties of life or seeking pleasure, prestige, or wealth. Possibly prejudice is keeping us blind to something new the Lord may have for us. The question we should ask ourselves are we awake? Examine your thoughts, words, and actions! Be alert and attentive! We do not want to miss Him!

In Christ Deacon Dean Dobbins

At the back of the church there will be sign up sheets for the faith gathering groups. (Sunday’s in St. Monica Hall)

Young Adults - 11:30a.m. - 12:45 p.m. English - 11:30 a.m. - 12:45p.m. Spanish - 11:30a.m. - 12:45p.m.

Lenten Series on Peace and

Social Justice The St Augustine Peace and Justice Lenten series will resume this Friday, March 15. from 7-8:30 in St Monica Hall. The topic will be "Building Peace: The Church, War and Non-Violence." a roundtable discussion. Presenters will be members of Downtown Brooklyn Pax Christi. All are encouraged to attend.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS DURING LENT

Wednesday - 6:30 p.m. (Spanish) Friday - 9:30 a.m. (English) & 7:00 p.m. (English & Creole)

SAVE THE DATE: Annual St. Augustine Parish Social to benefit our sister parish, St. Andre, in Dufort, Haiti will be on Sunday, April 28, 2019 in the PS77 auditorium. 3 to 7 p.m. Ticket and raffle sales will begin 3/31 at the back of the church. Volunteers are needed both before and on the day of the event. Call Pat or Jim at 718-783-7947 or leave a message at the rectory.

Fr. Sean Suckiel of Vocations from the Diocese of Brooklyn

Fr. Sean Suckiel, Vocations Director will be visiting us to cel-ebrate & concelebrate Masses on Sunday, March 31st. Fr. Suckiel will be speaking about vocations to priesthood and religious life throughout the diocese.

PAX CHRISTI’S 37th ANNUAL GOOD FRIDAY WAY OF THE CROSS: Join with hundreds of others in the largest public Christian peace witness in New York City. This Way of the Cross is a modern-day Stations of the Cross, wit-nessing for peace and justice in the streets of our city. The theme this year is “Jesus Calls Us to Truth and Forgiveness.” For more information, please contact Pax Christi Metro New York at 212-420-0250, info@nypaxchristi.org, or www.nypaxchristi.org.

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Helena Severin Daisy Rijo Jose Colon Janie Gamble Carmen M Mercado Nancy Cimino Jackie Strachen Robert Katan Angela Ramos Barbara Mangilardi James Leune Olive Bouaz Tiffany Rios Mr. John Demby Rosario Ortiz Ines Robles

Lino M. Jane Erickson Jerome Knittle Wendy Valle Carmen Torres Angelo M. Ramos Barbara Merrill Col. Ret. Will Merrill Pedro R. Garsed Severina Caban Sonia Bonilla Anthony Tuitt Nilda M. Morales Anthony Vega Andrew P Sonia Garcia

Mike Meehan Dorinda Baéz Alex Ramos Julie Elle Brittner Maritza Arroyo Hector Davila Kitty Denega Pascuala Vidal Paul Callahan Christopher Neves Monique Maumec Yvette Reyes Kathy Cruz Kip Jones Donna Walter Candida Alacan

We pray for the sick… Recemos Por los enfermos. . .

Requests for public prayers for the sick should be made by the sick person her/himself or a family member, since at times the person does not wish the illness to be made public. Please call the parish secretary. The names will remain on the sick list for three weeks and thereafter repeated as requested by a family.

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La Transfiguración del Señor - Lucas 9: 28b-36 Jesús tomó a Pedro, a Juan y a Santiago en una montaña para orar. Mientras Jesús oraba, su rostro se transfiguró y su ropa se volvió de un blanco deslumbrante. Entonces Moisés y Elías aparecieron y comenzaron a conversar con Jesús. Estos hombres aparecieron en la gloria. Pedro, Santiago y Juan se durmieron. Cuando desper-taron, vieron a Jesús en su gloria ya los dos hombres que estaban con Jesús. Pedro le dijo a Jesús: “Maestro, es bueno que estemos aquí; Hagamos tres carpas, una para ti, una para Moisés y otra para Elías. "Entonces, Lucas nos dice:" Pedro no sabía lo que estaba diciendo ". Mientras Pedro aún estaba hablando, una nube los cu-brió. Los discípulos se asustaron cuando una voz habló desde la nube y dijo: “Este es mi Hijo elegido; Escúchenlo. Entonces la voz se desvaneció y una vez más quedaron solos. Los discípulos guardaron silencio y le contaron a alguien lo que habían experi-mentado. Me pregunto si Peter, James y John estaban en shock por lo que habían experimentado. ¿Estaban tan asombrados que no podían hablar? Sospecho que no pudieron verbalizar claramente lo que habían experimentado. Sin embargo, habían escuchado clara-mente las palabras: “Este es mi Hijo elegido; Escúchale a Él. ”¿Cuál es el significado de esta misteriosa aparición? Pedro, Santi-ago y Juan estaban dormidos cuando esto sucedió, pero al despertar descubrieron la transfiguración de Jesús junto con Moisés y Elías. Me pregunto cuánto extrañamos la gloria de Dios porque estamos dormidos espiritualmente. La vida no examinada puede evitar que estemos espiritualmente despiertos. Quizás estemos frenéticamente ocupados con las ansiedades cotidianas de la vida o buscando plac-er, prestigio o riqueza. Posiblemente el prejuicio es mantenernos ciegos ante algo nuevo que el Señor puede tener para nosotros. La pregunta que debemos hacernos ¿estamos despiertos? ¡Examina tus pensamientos, palabras y acciones! Esté alerta y atento! ¡No queremos extrañarlo!

En Cristo Diácono Dean Dobbins

We pray for members and friends serving in the military: Rezamos por miembros y amigos que estan sirviendo en el Servicio Militar: Sgt. Estephen Shirverts, Col. Will Merrill, Lt. Jeanell Merrill, Capt. Peyton Hurley, Manny Otero, PFC An- thony J. Jolimeau, Paul Valdez, Jorge E. Moreira, Jerry Moreira, David Garcia, Samantha Vega, L.C. US Marine Corps, Capt. Richard Martinez, US Marines, Air- man Clara Lyde, 1 Lt. Ignacio Naudon, LCPI Max Andrew Polster.

Próximos eventos / reuniones Terce ... es todos los domingos después de la misa de

9:00 a.m. Las vísperas son todos los sábados antes de las 5:00 p.m.

Masa. Hora Santa ... será el 1 de marzo a las 9:30 a.m. Clase de bautismo ... la próxima clase de bautismo será

el miércoles 24 de abril a las 7:30 p.m. en la rectoría. Por favor llame a la oficina para inscribirse.

CENA DE ESPERANZA ... Hoy, a las 3:00 p.m. en la sala de santa monica.

El Grupo de Apoyo para Haití ... será el primer lunes del mes a las 7:15 pm en el Salón St. Monica. Todos son bienvenidos.

El centro de Pax Christi ... Viernes, 22 de marzo, presenta "Construyendo la paz: la iglesia, la guerra y la no violencia", 7-8: 30 en St. Monica Hall. Todos bienvenidos.

En la parte posterior de la iglesia habrá hojas de inscripción para los grupos de reunión de fe. (Los domingos en el salón

St. Monica) Adultos jóvenes - 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Inglés - 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Español - 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

ESTACIONES DE LA CRUZ DURANTE LA CUARESMA

Miércoles - 6:30 p.m. (Español)

Viernes de 9:30 a.m. (inglés) y de 7:00 p.m. (Inglés y criollo)

GUARDE LA FECHA: El evento social anual de St. Augustine para beneficiar a nuestra parroquia hermana, St. An-dre, en Dufort, Haití será el domingo 28 de abril de 2019 en el auditorio de PS77. 3 a 7 p.m. Las ventas de boletos y rifas comenzarán el 31 de marzo en la parte de atrás de la iglesia. Se necesitan voluntarios tanto antes como el día del evento. Llame a Pat o Jim al 718-783-7947 o deje un mensaje en la rectoría.

Serie de Cuaresma sobre la paz y Justicia social

La serie de Cuaresma de San Agustín por la paz y la justicia se reanudará este viernes, 15 de marzo, de 7-8: 30 en St Monica Hall. El tema será "Construyendo la paz: la iglesia, la guerra y la no violencia". Una mesa redonda de discusión. Los presentadores serán miembros del Downtown Brooklyn Pax Christi. Todos están invitados a asistir.

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Evènman à / reyinyon Terce ... se chak dimanch apre 9:00 a.m. Vèsè yo chak Samdi anvan 5:00 p.m. Mass. Apa èdtan ... yo pral 1ye mas nan 9:30 a.m. Batèm klas ... pwochen klas la Batèm yo pral nan

Mèkredi, 24 avril nan 7:30 p.m. nan Rectory la. Tanpri rele biwo a pou enskri.

Gwoup Sipò Ayiti ... ap premye Lendi nan mwa a nan 7:15 pm nan St Monica Hall. Tout yo akeyi.

Transfigirasyon Seyè a - Lik 9: 28b-36 Jezi te pran Pyè, Jan, ak Jak moute sou yon mòn pou priye. Pandan Jezi t'ap lapriyè, figi l 'te transfigured ak rad li te vin klere tou blan. Lè sa a, Moyiz ak Eli parèt, yo kòmanse pale ak Jezi. Mesye sa yo parèt nan tout bèl pouvwa. Pyè, Jak, ak Jan te dòmi. Lè yo leve, yo wè Jezi nan tout bèl pouvwa li, ak de mesye yo ki te avèk Jezi. Pyè di Jezi: “Mèt, li bon pou nou la a; Ann fè twa tant, yonn pou ou, yonn pou Moyiz ak yonn pou Eli. ”Lè sa a, Lik di nou: 'Pyè pa t' konnen sa l 'te di.' Disip yo te pè lè yo tande yon vwa ki soti nan nwaj la e li di: “Men pitit mwen chwazi a; koute l '. "Lè sa a, vwa a disparèt ale ak yon lòt fwa ankò te gen pou kont li. Disip yo te rete silans e yo te di yon moun sa yo te fè eksperyans. Mwen mande si Pyè, Jak ak Jan te choke ak sa yo te fè ek-speryans. Èske yo te tèlman awestruck yo ke yo pa t 'kapab pale? Mwen sispèk yo ke yo te kapab klèman vèrbalize sa yo te fè eksperyans. Men, yo te tande byen klè pawòl sa yo: “Sa a se Pitit mwen chwazi a; koute li. "Ki siyifikasyon sa a aparans misterye? Pyè, Jak, ak Jan te dòmi lè sa te pase men lè yo te leve yo te dekouvri transfigirasyon Jezi ansanm ak Moyiz ak Eli. Mwen mande ki kantite nou manke nan tout bèl pouvwa Bondye a paske nou ap dòmi espirityèlman? Lavi a san kontwòl ka anpeche nou rete espirityèlman reveye. Petèt nou fòlman okipe ak enkyetid chak jou nan lavi oswa k ap chèche plezi, prestige, oswa richès. Petèt prejije ap kenbe nou avèg pou yon bagay nouvo Senyè a ka genyen pou nou. Kesyon nou ta dwe poze tèt nou yo nou reveye? Egzamine panse ou, mo ou, ak aksyon ou! Ou dwe vijilan epi atantif! Nou pa vle manke l '!

Nan Kris la Dyak Dean Dobbins

Estasyon nan kwa a Pandan tranblemandtè Mèkredi - 6:30 p.m. (Panyòl)

Vandredi - 9:30 a.m. (angle) & 7:00 p.m. (Anglè ak kreyòl)

Saint Augustine Seri Seri a sou Lapè ak Jistis Sosyal ... ap kòmanse pwochen Vandredi, 15 Mas, ak yon prezantasyon pa Fr. Ken Gavin, S.J. sou priyè. St Monica Hall, 7-8: 30pm.

SAVE DAT: Anyèl Saint Augustine Pawas Sosyal pou benefis parish sè nou an, St. Andre, nan Dufort, Ayiti ap fèt nan Dimanch 28 avril 2019 nan oditoryòm PS77 la. 3 a 7 p.m. Tikè ak lavant rafal yo ap kòmanse 3/31 nan do legliz la. Vo-lontè yo bezwen tou de anvan ak nan jou a nan evènman an. Rele Pat oswa Jim nan 718-783-7947 oswa kite yon mesaj nan biwo a.